Yamaha QY100 Owner's Manual - Page 280

Appendix MIDI: An acronym for Musical Instruments Digital Interface, a standard for transferring data between musical instruments. Most electronic musical instruments today implement the MIDI specification and provide MIDI connectors. Such instruments can be easily connected together to create remote performance or automatic performance systems. MIDI Data Filer: A MIDI device that receives bulk data for the internal settings of a MIDI device in the form of System Exclusive messages, and stores them to disk. An example is the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI data filer. via MIDI, allowing you to edit filter or EG settings, or adjust the pitch or level for each instrument of a drum voice. O On-bass: A function that lets you specify a root note for the bass independently of the chord, so that the playback of a bass phrase whose Phrase Type is Bass will be fixed on that root note. Overdub: A method of real-time recording in which new material is recorded without erasing previously recorded tracks. Mixer: On the QY100, the display page in which you can make settings such as, pan, volume, etc. for the voice of each song or pattern track, when playing back. Modulation: A function that can be used to change the volume, tone, or pitch cyclically while you perform. On the QY100, you can apply modulation by holding the [OCT UP] button while playing a note on the micro keyboard. MSB: An acronym for Most Significant Byte, referring to the upper byte of data when MIDI control change data is divided into two bytes for transmission. Multi-timbral tone generator: A tone generator that can simultaneously produce more than one voice. Mute: A function that temporarily silences the specified track or reduces its volume. N P Pan: The parameter that sets the stereo location of a sound when it is played back in stereo. ("Pan" or "panpot" are abbreviations of "panoramic potentiometer".) Parameter: A setting or data item which you can modify in the various mode and sub-mode displays. Patch: An assignment of phrases for each track to create patterns. Pattern: An auto accompaniment pattern consisting of drums, bass and chord backing. Pattern track (Pt): The track which records and plays back pattern data. Phrase: The smallest unit from which the accompaniment pattern is created. A phrase, such as drum phrase, bass phrase, etc., can be assigned to one of the 8 tracks of the pattern. NRPN: An acronym for Non Registered Parameter Number. These are a type of MIDI control change message, and are used to edit sounds Phrase category: A classification of phrases that are categorized by instruments and performance styles. 280